Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A spherical or egg-shaped piece of wood, ivory, glass, or other hard substance, over which an article to be darned is drawn smooth.
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Examples
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A darning-ball, a gourd, or a firm piece of cardboard should be placed under the hole.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools Ontario. Ministry of Education
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_Use of a darning-ball or gourd as a substitute for a ball.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools Ontario. Ministry of Education
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"If we needed it, we've received it," Abby ejaculated, as she pushed her darning-ball into the foot of a stocking.
Homespun Tales Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889
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